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    Jan 12, 2007, 02:44 AM
    Instrument to find the temperature of the Sun
    What instrument is used to find the temperature of the Sun?
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    Jan 12, 2007, 05:14 AM
    There is core temperature and surface temperature. Neither is estimated by "an instrument" but by calculations based on what we know about energy, gravity, gas, etc...

    Here are a couple of overviews of core temp and surface temp:

    Finding Solar Temperature
    Core Temperature of Sun
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